Trying hard to resist that tempting piece of apple pie? Don’t deny yourself life’s little pleasures but make it up some other way. Tomorrow is yet another day and is just right for burning off those extra calories at the Fitness One (Kilpauk) gym. Get yourself the latest pair of workout-wear, swing by this place and watch those inches melt away as you groove to the latest tracks. Efficient trainers, a qualified dietician and customised packages, all make the price shelled out worth it.

Focussed on losing weight and getting into that ghagra choli for your cousin’s wedding, but not too keen on sweating it out? Then VLCC on Poonamallee High Road may just be the place. Pay a price, lounge, catch up on reading or feast your eyes on the telly, while the machines do the work. An hour-glass figure, complete with a toned booty, is what you win. Body Focus (Harrington Road) too has exciting slimming packages designed to suit your body.

New-year resolution haunting you? Sign up at Talwakars (Wallace Garden). For all you time-strapped calorie-counters, this gym also offers the facility of hitting the boardroom soon after a power workout: take a shower at the gym, scarf down a healthy bowl of fruits or veggies at their salad bar and zoom away! Besides all these, a women’s-only steam-and-sauna facility and a nutritionist-on-call will help you lose it all in style.

If you are a trifle picky on pumping weights, this new-age fitness mantra is just for you. A healthy mix of rhythm and rigour will see you shaking your booty to salsa strains, jiving and even packing in a few aerobic moves. O₂ Health Studio on Khader Nawaz Khan Road is where it all happens … so don’t miss it!

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